Re: Hey SRV: Is it 639 or 658?
David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
25 Jun 1997 03:48:23 GMT
Yuri J Sos (steam4me@enternet.com.au) wrote:
>BTW, was 639 Canadian Red while in service? I've just been told that
>even in its role as Commissioners' engine (until supplanted by Y175),
>it was black with polished/chromed number plates. My source thought
>that it was red last in the 1920's. Do you know the real story?
AFAIK, 639 was black and red (similar to K184) in the few years before
being painted Canadian Red. She was a regular to Bacchus Marsh whenever
the DERM was replaced by a pass.
Cheers
David